Many people have heard that touching your face during a conversation is a sign of nervousness or dishonesty. It's a common belief in body language discussions, and it's easy to see why. Someone ...

How often have you heard your dermatologist reiterate that you should not be touching your face? The first few times, you dismiss the notion. Then you start thinking about how you could not touch your ...

Ever wonder why we strum our fingers or tap our feet while waiting to be served at the counter? Why babies, when startled from sleep, reach out with fingers spread? Or why, when we hear a loud noise, ...

I am a great habit breaker. For years as a child psychiatrist, I have treated trichotillomania, a condition where people pull out their hair, often on their eyebrows or scalp. I also commonly treat ...